Paroles et traduction Francisco Canaro - La Maleva

La Maleva

Maleva que has vuelto al nido
De tu garufa arrepentida,
Ya no sos la mantenida
Que deslumbraba en el Pigall

Ya no tenés berretines
De lujo y milonga,
De vicio y placer

Volvés a tu vida primera
Y la milonguera
Vuelve a ser mujer

Y tal vez mañana
Al oír un tango malevo,
Arderá en tu alma un deseo
Que matará el corazón

Vos que siempre fuiste
La reina de los festines
Ya no querés copetines
Ni tangos de bandoneón

Y ahora de nuevo en tu barrio
Y por todos respetada,
Viendo a tu vieja encantada
Con tu regeneración

Dentro de tu corazón
Has de pensar que el cariño,
Tendió su manto de armiño
Para abrigarte mejor.

La Maleva

My Maleva, you've returned to the nest
Of your humble abode, you've repented,
No more the social butterfly
Who dazzled at the Pigall

No more do you have crazy ideas
Of luxury and tango,
Of vice and pleasure

You return to your old life
And the tango dancer
Becomes a woman once more

And perhaps tomorrow
Upon hearing a tango malevo,
A desire will ignite in your soul
That will kill your heart

You who were always
The queen of parties
No longer crave cocktails
Or tangos with the bandoneon

Now back in your neighborhood
And respected by all,
Seeing your old mother delighted
With your redemption

Deep within your heart
You must think that love,
Has spread its ermine cloak
To shelter you better.